Saturday, June 9, 2018

We had a great trip to VINS on Thursday to see and learn more about the Vermont birds we have been studying. Since we were spread out throughout the day, I wasn’t able to get photos of everyone in the class, but hopefully this will give you a sense of some of the things we saw! The bird photos include a rough legged hawk, peregrine falcon, barn owl, and Harris’s hawk.

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

We had an awesome day learning about the maple sugaring process! Since we were divided into four groups throughout the day, I was only able to capture pictures from a few groups so I apologize if your child isn’t in the photos. All of the groups tried each activity at different times of the day, so it will also least give you a sense of what we did! Enjoy!

First Grade Specials

Classroom Wish List

Snacks

-healthy cereal, pretzels, crackers, etc.

All About Mrs. Dostie

I am eagerly starting my seventh year at Union school and thirteenth year teaching in the public schools. While I have always had a love of teaching, I didn't become a certified teacher until later in my career.

I began by leaving my home state of Michigan and heading to Vermont to earn my BA in anthropology and archaeology at the University of Vermont. I was completely enthralled at an early age by cultures of the present and past and dove into my studies. In college, I was involved in an archaeological dig of a 1000 year old Taino site in the West Indies, and researched 19th century burial remains from a cemetery in Saint Johnsbury, VT.

After college, I moved to Boston and found myself at a loss of what to do with my degree. I soon learned about an amazing after school program called Citizen Schools. Citizen Schools helps to extend the learning community for students in low-income communities and has since become an ever expanding, nationally recognized program and has even gotten the attention of President Obama. After working at Citizen Schools and as a museum teacher at a historic house museum in Boston, I decided to continue my formal education and earn my MAEd. I enrolled at Boston College, and haven’t looked back!

When I’m not at school I’m a very busy mom.My husband, Jeremy, owns a custom picture framing business in Burlington, and we have two lovely daughters, Grace (10) and Charlotte (7). Both of our girls are at MPS.